难产

難產

nánchǎn

verb #21,439

Meanings

1 difficult birth
2 dystocia
3 (fig.) difficult to achieve / slow to be produced

Characters

difficult / hard

to give birth / to produce

Examples

她生产时难产，需要手术。

Tā shēngchǎn shí nánchǎn, xūyào shǒushù.

She had a difficult birth and needed surgery.

这部电影剧本难产，拖了三年才完成。

Zhè bù diànyǐng jùběn nánchǎn, tuō le sān nián cái wánchéng.

This film script was difficult to produce, taking three years to finally complete.

Tips

usage

难产 literally refers to a difficult or obstructed childbirth. Figuratively it is widely used to describe something that takes an unusually long time to be produced or completed, such as an album, project, or policy.

Stroke Order

难 nán

产 chǎn